[图书][B] Emotional and ethical challenges for field research in Africa: The story behind the findings
Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls
the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal
accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-
level research in difficult situations.
the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal
accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-
level research in difficult situations.
Emotional and Ethical Challenges for Field Research in Africa: The Story behind the Findings edited by S. Thomson, A. Ansoms and J. Murison London: Palgrave …
S FINNSTRÖM - The Journal of Modern African Studies, 2013 - cambridge.org
This small and smart but ridiculously expensive volume fills a crucial gap in the existing
literature on research methodologies in the social sciences in Africa (and beyond). It
accommodates anthropology, conflict studies, development economics, history, sociology
and political science; and has two chapters on Burundi, two on the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, four on Rwanda and two on Uganda. From my anthropological perspective, at a
first glance, the short introduction seems to claim the obvious: outside researchers need to …
literature on research methodologies in the social sciences in Africa (and beyond). It
accommodates anthropology, conflict studies, development economics, history, sociology
and political science; and has two chapters on Burundi, two on the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, four on Rwanda and two on Uganda. From my anthropological perspective, at a
first glance, the short introduction seems to claim the obvious: outside researchers need to …